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ArticleThe journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease2025

New-generation antidiabetic medications and dementia risk in older adults with type 2 diabetes: A retrospective cohort study.

Avi Cohen, Stephen Z Levine, Gabriel Vainstein, Michal Schnaider Beeri, Galit Weinstein

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Avi CohenSchool of Public Health, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel. Electronic address: acohe276@campus.haifa.ac.il.
Stephen Z LevineSchool of Public Health, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel.
Gabriel VainsteinKahn-Sagol-Maccabi Research and Innovation Institute, Tel-Aviv 6800001, Israel.
Michal Schnaider BeeriThe Kreiger Klein Alzheimer's Research Center, Brain Health Institute, Rutgers Health, New Brunswick 08901, NJ, USA.
Galit WeinsteinSchool of Public Health, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel.

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Systemic and dietary advanced glycation end products in type 2 diabetes-related cognitive decline and incident dementia: effects on Alzheimer's pathology and cerebrovascular diseaseR01AG061093 · NIA · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Michal Schnaider Beeri · 2022 to 2023
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Abstract

backgroundNew-generation antidiabetic medications may have therapeutic potential for dementia, beyond their glycemic effects. However, information from observational studies exploring the association between new-generation antidiabetic use and dementia risk is limited.

objectivesTo examine the association between new-generation antidiabetic medication use and dementia risk.

designRetrospective cohort study using electronic health records of a large non-profit health maintenance organization.

participants84,798 dementia-free individuals aged ≥65y with type 2 diabetes. MEASUREMENTS: Antidiabetic medication exposure was based on purchased prescriptions and was used as a time-varying variable. Exposure periods were defined as periods in which either dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (DPP-4i), sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i), or glucagon-like peptide-1 analogs (GLP-1a) or their combinations were used, otherwise unexposed. Dementia classification was based on the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes or antidementia medication prescriptions. Cox regression models were fitted to quantify the association between antidiabetic medication use and incident dementia. Models were adjusted for 13 potential sources of confounding using inverse-probability weighting.

resultsAmong 84,798 individuals with a mean diabetes onset age of 66.4 ± 7.5 years, the median follow-up for dementia risk was 8.7 years (Q1-Q3: 5.4-12.8). Dementia was diagnosed in 11,642 (13.7%) individuals. New-generation medication use was associated with reduced dementia risk (HR = 0.69; 95% CI, 0.66-0.73) and by drug classes (DPP-4i, HR 0.67 [95% CI 0.63-0.71]; SGLT-2i, 0.63 [95% CI 0.56-0.70], GLP-1a, 0.61 [95% CI 0.54-0.69].

conclusionsThe results of this large-scale study suggest that new-generation antidiabetic medication use may be associated with lower dementia risk in older adults with T2D.

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DementiaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Hypoglycemic AgentsAgedAged, 80 and overDipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsFemaleHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsDipeptidyl-Peptidase IV InhibitorsHypoglycemic AgentsSodium-Glucose Transporter 2 InhibitorsDementiaDiabetesDipeptidyl peptidase‐4 inhibitors (DPP-4i)Glucagon-like peptide-1 analogues (GLP-1a)Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i)

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